Moving into the character concept development phase and it’s been going pretty well. Starting to see how the players will take to the stage and height differences. E.g. where does someone’s elbow line up next to another character.

Also, nice excursion to a local Japanese tea house will get the creative hubbub roaring. Highlights included Pu erh, Lapsang Suchong, and a nice matcha. Yes, that’s three teapots going at once.

Working on secondary characters. This otter-ly friendly character is going to appear more on the second half of the novel. Worked through preliminary sketches for general personality and facial expression. Main emotional palette is bouncing between happy/laughing/smiling, ADHD distracted, and at times melancholic. Great character to really get a chance to do justice. The otter’s sideburns is befitting.